Relationships After Rape | Shelby St. Pierre | TEDxHamlineUniversity

Rape affects not just the survivor, but the people around them. What matters is how you are there for the survivor after they open up to you about their rape. It is never easy knowing what to say or how to act around a survivor who has been through something that doesn’t make any sense--like rape. However, Shelby St. Pierre discusses how if you respond to them by believing and supporting them, you might help them keep going.

Shelby Lynn St. Pierre (she/her/hers) graduated from Hamline University with a B.A. in Legal Studies, a Paralegal Certificate, and Minor in Religion. St. Pierre plans to go to law school, gain experience in helping others using her J.D., she eventually wants to teach in higher education. During her first year of college, she was raped. Now she talks about what she has learned and shares advice to the family and friends of survivors.

Lead Videographer: Autumn Vagle
Assistant Videographers: Emma Larson, Anna Heckman
Introductory Graphic: Jackson Cobb
Shelby Lynn St. Pierre (she/her/hers) was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i about 22 years ago and grew up in small town Minnesota. She graduated from Hamline University with a Bachelor's in Legal Studies, minor in Religion, and an ABA certified Paralegal certificate. While attending Hamline, she founded and facilitated a disability awareness and support group for students on campus living with mental and physical disabilities. She currently lives in St. Paul working as a paralegal and is currently studying for the LSAT and applying to go to Mitchell Hamline Law School in Fall of 2019. She wants to practice law and eventually teach legal studies and women studies at Hamline. She is the Editor-in-Chief of a blog for Hidden Valley Culture and writes for her own personal blog Just Another Sick Girl. St. Pierre is passionate about helping people that face discrimination and educating people about social issues--specifically about disability, trauma, race, gender and sexuality. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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